Barrel-cleat



N. A. ORMES.

BARREL CLEAT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1919.

1 40,075, Patented May 11, 1920.

AM. 0m? as WITNESS: IN VEN TOR.

Maw. BY

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NORMAN A. ORMES, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

BARREL-GLEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lVIay 11, 1920.

Application filed November 4, 1919. Serial No. 335,680.

To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, NORMAN A. ORMES, a citizen of the United Statesyresiding at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Cleats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to securing and bracing means, and more particularly to a cleat specially adapted for use in connection with barrels, kegs, buckets and similar con tainers.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a cleat of simple and inexpensive construction which may be produced at smallcost and readily applied. A further object is to provide a cleat which may be readily secured in operative position in such manner as to eliminate pulling loose of the cleat or pulling-the hoop off of the container. Another object is to provide a cleat which, when applied, will occupy a minimum of space so as to permit the proper markings to be made upon the head of the container for shipment. A further object is to provide a cleat of great strength which, when applied, is held tightly and firmly against the barrel head. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure, l is a side view of a cleat constructed in accordance with my invention as applied, the container being shown in section.

Fig. 2.is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a blank from which the cleat is formed.

Fig. 4; is a side viewof the cleat.

Fig..5 is an end view of the cleat.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 4:.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail sectional view showing the means for securing the cleat.

In constructing the cleat, I provide a blank such as that shown in Fig. 3 in the form of a flat strip of metal of suitable gage and temper, preferably cold rolled steel. This blank is formed to provide a body 1 the end portions of which are inclined upwardly to provide angularly disposed truss brace elements 2 of great strength, the end portions of the strip being then bent and turned downwardly to form securing tabs 3 integrally connected at their upper ends to the upper ends of elements 2. The outer terminals of elements 2 are flattened and rounded to form recesses 4 adapted to fit over the edge a or chime of the barrel A. Body 1 is of rectangular cross section to form a channel member comprising lateral depending flanges 5 integrally connected at their upper ends by a web or bight portion 6. These flanges are disposed vertically and in parallelism, it being important that the flanges neither converge nor diverge so that they will offer great resistance to pressure exerted against their lower edges and will have no tendency to be either spread' apart or forced inwardly toward each other. such as would occur if they were disposed in angular relation.

In applying the cleat, a suitable tool, such as a chisel, is forced between the barrel body A and the upper hoop cat points diametrically opposite of the barrel so as to form openings for reception of tabs 5. After this has been done, the tabs are forced through these openings and openings arethen formed through the hoop and tab, by means of prick punch or in any other suitable manner, for reception of a nail 7 driven through the hoop and the tab and into the head, (Fig.

7 This serves to effectually receive the tabs between the hoop and stave of the barrel in such manner as to eliminate all possibility of pulling loose of the cleat or pulling off of the hoop. The nails transmit the strains to which the cleat is subject'e'dto the barrel body and head this giving a very simple and highly eflicient meansfor secur ing the cleat well capable of withstanding the great strains to which a device of this character is necessarily subjected in practice.v As will be understood, thecleatls disposed across the seam of the head, that is,

transversely of the three or moresections' of material of which a barrel head is new ally composed. When-the cleat is thus secured in position, the head is held tightly against outward bulging, and the cleat due to its channel construction and the vertical arrangement of flanges 5, is capable of presenting very great resistance to any outward bulging of the barrel head and is, therefore, well adapted for use in export shipments. The angularly disposed elements 2 provide, in effect, truss braces at the ends of body 1 which serve to hold the body tightly against the barrel head so as to prevent outward bulging thereof. Outward pressure exerted upon the body 1 is transmitted to truss elements 2 substantially longitudinally thereof so that these elementspresent very great resistance to any appreciable outward movement of body 1. As the chime a fits snugly in recesses 4;, a certain amount or" this pressure will be ex erted radially of the barrel head against the inner faces of the staves thus reducing the strain and pulling effect upon nail 7 and associated parts. As will be noted more clearly from Fig. 2, the cleat when applied occupies but Very little space which is of particular importance in export shipments as it is often necessary to place a great deal of marking upon the barrel head.

'Also, which is of particular importance, the

cleat may be readily applied to a barrel or similar container of standard construction without the necessity of using nails or other fastening elements driven into the head from the outer face thereof. In cleats where it is necessary to' employ nails or similar elements driven into the outer face of the head, it frequently happens that the openings provided in the cleat are positioned over knots in the wood of the container head which means that the cleat cannot be fastened at this point and also frequently results in barrel heads being .knocked in in an attempt to drive a nail through a knot in the material of the head.

I am aware that it has been proposed to make cleats of this general character conformed of fiat strips or straps of material disposed at right angles to each other and secured against the head of the barrel. In this form of cleat the required strength cannot be obtained, and an unnecessarily great amount of the surface of the barrel head is covered by the cleat which is frequently a decided disadvantage as it interferes with the proper markings for shipment being placed upon the head of the barrel. In my form of cleat all of these various objections are avoided and a cleat which occupies a minimum of space and possesses great strength is produced.

What I claim is:

1. In a barrel cleat, a body of channel cross section, and means for securing said body at its ends to a barrel so as to extend diametrically of the barrel head and be held in contact therewith.

92. In a barrel cleat, body of channel cross section, and means for securing said body at its ends to a barrel so as to extend diametrically oi the barrel head, the body being provided with outwardly extending elements at each end connected to said securing means and capable of presenting great resistance to outward movement of said body while holding it in tight contact with the barrel head.

3. In a barrel cleat, a body including two rigidly connected parallel flanges, and means for securing said body to a barrel so as to extend diametrically of the head thereof with the flanges positioned on edge upon said head.

a. In a barrel cleat, a hollow body of rectangular cross section, and means for securing said body LO a barrel so as to extend diametrically of the head thereof and in close contact with said head.

5. In a barrel cleat, a body of channel cross section having its end portions inclined outwardly to provide truss elements, said elements being provided at their outer ends with downwardly directed securing elements adapted to lit over and abut the chime of a barrel and to be secured thereto.

6. In a barrel cleat, a body comprising a bight portion provided with depending integral flanges disposed at right angles thereto, and means for securing the body to a barrel diametrically thereof with the free edges of said flanges bearing against the barrel head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

NORMAN A. ORMES. 

